Wardrobe-trunk.



a. H. JUERGENS. WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14 1916.

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

GUSTAV H. JUERGENS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNQB, IO P. C. MURPHYTRUNK 00., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPOBIATIGN OF MISSOURI.

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

Application filed December 14,, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GUSTAV H. JnnRoENs, a citizen of the United States,residing at or. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Wardrobe- Trunks, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wardrobe trunks of the type that are providedwith means for locking the two sections of the trunk together at anumber of separated points, for example, adjacent the opposite ends ofthe trunk.

The main object of my invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk of thegeneral type referred to, in which the locking mechanism is of simpledesign and so constructed that the drawers in the drawer section of thetrunk do not have to be cut away to form a clearance for any part of thelocking mechanism, thereby increasing the drawer space'and also reducingthe cost of manufacturing the trunk.

To this end I have devised a wardrobe trunk in which the garment sectionand the drawer section are locked together by a hasp lock arrangedadjacent one end of the trunk and provided with a base portion that isoscillatingly mounted on the garment section of the trunk, a sliding bararranged on the inside of the garment section and connected to the baseportion of said hasp lock in such a manner that said bar will be shiftedlongitudinally when the base portion of said hasp lock is turned oroscillated, and a drawer slide or rail arranged on the drawer section ofthe trunk adjacent the lower end of the trunk and provided with a holeinto which the lower end of said bar projects, so as to securely lockthe two sections of the trunk together at a point some distance awayfrom the hasp lock.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical sectional view of a wardrobetrunk construct ed in accordance with my invention, snowing the lockingbar on the inside of the trunk in its locked position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing said bar in its unlocked position.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Fig. l;and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View illustrating Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 224%, 1 317.

Serial No. 136,883.

the locking bar and the drawer slide with which said locking barcooperates.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention, A and B designate the garment section and drawer section,respectively, of a wardrobe trunk, C designates a hasp. lock arrangedadjacent the upper end of the trunk, D designates locking bar that isslidingly mounted on the inside of the garment section in guides 1carried by said section, and E designates a drawer slide or railarranged on the inside of the drawer section adjacent the lower end ofthe trunk and pro vided with a hole 2, as shown in Fig. i, into whichthe lower end portion of the locking bar D projects when said bar isforced downwardly, as shown in Fig. 1. The hasp lock C, which is of wellknown construction and arranged on the outside of the trunk, comprises abase portion 3 that is oscillatingly mounted on the garment section Aand a hinged portion i that is adapted to be moved into engagement witha socket member 5 on the drawer section B. The locking bar D isconnected to the base portion 3 of the hasp lock in such a manner thatsaid bar will be moved upwardly when said base portion is turned in onedirection and will be moved downwardly when said base portion is turnedin the opposite direction, the means that I prefer to use for connectingsaid parts together consisting of a plate 6 rigidly connected to theinner end of the spindle or pin 7 that pivotally connects the baseportion of the hasp lock to the garment section A and studs 8 on thelooking bar D that work in elongated slots 9 in the plate 6. The studs 8and slots 9 are so arranged that a quarter turn of the base portion ofthe hasp lock in one direction will move the locking bar I) upwardly outof engagement with the drawer slide E, and a quarter t in of said baseportion in the opposite direction will move said locking bar downwardlyits full stroke into locking engagement with said drawer slide. Thedrawer slide E is preferably formed from angle iron and is made a triflelonger than the other drawer slides E in the drawer section, so that itwill project into the garment section A when the trunk is closed. Thehole 2 is formed in the horizontal flange of the drawer 511 16 E, andthe lower end,

portion of the locking bar D is ofliset slightly at 10, as shown in Fig.4, so that the lower end of same will be in vertical alinement with thehole 2. The hole 2 can either be made of the same length as the width ofthe locking bar, or said bar can be provided with a reduced portion 11,as herein shown.

By utilizing one of the drawer slides of the drawer section to form onemember of the locking mechanism of the trunk, I overcome the necessityof forming a notch or out out portion in one of the drawers, andconsequently, I increase the drawer space of the trunk and reduce thecost of manufacturing the trunk. Such a locking mechanism can beoperated easily; there is little liability of its getting out of order;it can be manufactured cheaply and it securely locks the two sections ofthe trunk together at both ends of the trunk.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a garment section and a drawer section,a hasp lock arranged on the outside of the trunk adjacent one end ofsame and provided with a base portion that is oscillatingly mounted onsaid garment section, a locking bar arranged on the inside of the trunkand connected 'to the base portion of said hasp lock in such a mannerthat said bar will be reciprocated when said base portion is turned anda drawer slide arranged on the inside of the drawer section adjacent theopposite end of the trunk and provided with a hole into which saidlocking bar projects when the trunk is locked.

I Copies of this patent may be 2. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a garmentsection and a drawer section, a hasp lock arran ed on the outside of thetrunk drawer section adjacent the opposite end of I the trunk andprovided with a flange in whlch a hole is formed, and an ofiset portionat the lower end of said'locking bar that enters said hole when the hasplock is manipulated to lock the trunk.

8. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a garment section and a drawer section ahasp lock arranged on the outside of the trunk adjacent one end or" sameand provided with an oscillatingly mounted base vportion, a spindle onsaid base portion that projects through a' hole in the garment section,a plate secured to the inner end of said spindle and provided with apair of elongated slots areciprocating locking bar arranged in guides onthe inside of the garment section and provic ed with studs that entersaid elongated slots, and an angleshaped drawer slide arranged on theinside of the drawer section adjacent the opposite end of the trunk andprovided with a hole that is adapted to receive a reduced portion on oneend of said locking bar when the trunk is locked.

GUSTAV H. JUERGENS.

obtained for five cents each, by addressing the fCommissioner ofEatents,

Washington, D. C.

